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De Babbelaar
De Babbelaar
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Rustpunt de Zomerschuur
Rustpunt de Zomerschuur
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Sathe 1772
Sathe 1772
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Het Lage Noorden
Het Lage Noorden
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Oude Leije (Alde Leie)
Oude Leije (Alde Leie)
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Minicamping de Grutte Earen
Minicamping de Grutte Earen
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Het Wapen van Burum
Het Wapen van Burum
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Stadscafé Artisante
Stadscafé Artisante
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zalencentrum De Lantearne
zalencentrum De Lantearne
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Ús Wâldhúske
Ús Wâldhúske
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Grytmanshoeve
Grytmanshoeve
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Doarpstsjerke Rottevalle
Doarpstsjerke Rottevalle
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Hemelplatform Vlinderbalg
Hemelplatform Vlinderbalg
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Oudebildtdijk Dike
Oudebildtdijk Dike
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Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
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Kerk Westernijtsjerk
Kerk Westernijtsjerk
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Veerpont Zonnepont Schalkediep (Garijp)
Veerpont Zonnepont Schalkediep (Garijp)
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Mariakerk Bornwird
Mariakerk Bornwird
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MFC It Maskelyn
MFC It Maskelyn
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Vakantiewoning Holwerd
Vakantiewoning Holwerd
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Blauwhoek Bathing Site
Blauwhoek Bathing Site
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Sense of Place: Waiting for high tide
Sense of Place: Waiting for high tide
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Lauwersmeer - Zomerhuisbos - Uitzichtplateau
Lauwersmeer - Zomerhuisbos - Uitzichtplateau
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The bombing of Terherne lock
The bombing of Terherne lock
On 11 November 1944, pilots of the Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Welschap airfield near Eindhoven, were ordered to bomb the lock at Terherne in two groups. The reason for the bombardment of Terherne lock was to restrict (German) transport movements. The lock complex was situated on the main shipping route from Germany via Groningen to the Randstad, along which the Germans transported goods and military equipment.
After the railway strike in September had already disrupted rail transport considerably, actions against shipping traffic followed in the months thereafter. The southern part of the country may have been liberated, but fierce battles were still to be fought in the other parts.
Such was the case on that 11th November just after nine o'clock in the morning when the two groups of Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers took off shortly after each other from Eindhoven for their mission. Around 10:00, the lock at Terherne was bombed from the north for the first time and then again around 10:30.
The consequences were huge for the people living on the lock. The wives of both lock keepers, a one-year-old baby and a German soldier were killed. Also, pilot John Gordon Fraser's aircraft was damaged to such extent that he had to make an emergency landing at St. Johannesga. Although the bombing resulted in the northern passageway being deactivated and no longer usable, the southern passageway remained open and could still be used.
Today, a boathouse for the State yacht of the province of Friesland has been built over the southern passage. A new building, that serves as a guest house for the province, was put up on the site of the lock keeper's house on the south side.
A monument has been erected on the northern pier in memory of those who perished at the lock. This monument was unveiled on 10 November 1985 by Hattum Hoekstra, son of 1st lock keeper Wiemer and Tietje Hoekstra. Since then, the commemoration of the dead in Terherne has always taken place at the old lock, and the children of primary school 'It Kampke' have adopted the monument.
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Sparkberry
Sparkberry
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De Mieden - Kijkheuvel met Vogelkijkscherm
De Mieden - Kijkheuvel met Vogelkijkscherm
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Klein Veldlust
Klein Veldlust
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Veldzicht Metslawier
Veldzicht Metslawier
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Koopmansbosje
Koopmansbosje
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Fochteloërveen - Ravenswoud - De 7 - Uitkijktoren
Fochteloërveen - Ravenswoud - De 7 - Uitkijktoren
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Jellema Tweewielers
Jellema Tweewielers
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Waddenmeer Vakantieverhuur
Waddenmeer Vakantieverhuur
